Extended Box
MONTREAL (4) VS ARIZONA (3) - FINAL
MONTREAL ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Chavez cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .235
J Vidro 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262
O Cabrera ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .252
B Wilkerson 1b 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 .241
T Batista 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216
J Rivera lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241
a-T Sledge ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
B Schneider c 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .227
V Pascucci rf 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .167
b-R Calloway ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .070
T Ohka p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .154
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-A Fox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Biddle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 7 4 7 6 16
a-struck out swinging for J Rivera in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for
V Pascucci in the 9th; c-popped out to third for C Cordero in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - J Vidro (9, C Fossum); E Chavez (1, J Valverde). HR - B Schneider (4,
2nd inning off C Fossum 1 on, 2 Out). S - T Batista. RBI - B Schneider 2 (7),
B Wilkerson (12), O Cabrera (10). 2-out RBI - B Schneider 2, O Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Rivera 1, B Wilkerson 1, B Schneider 1.
Team LOB - 9.
BASERUNNING: SB - E Chavez (8, 2nd base off C Fossum/R Hammock), B Wilkerson (4,
2nd base off C Fossum/R Hammock).
FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Cabrera-J Vidro-B Wilkerson).
ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Tracy 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .317
R Hammock c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254
L Gonzalez lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .278
S Hillenbrand 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .262
S Finley cf 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .266
D Bautista rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .351
A Cintron ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241
M Kata 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .263
C Fossum p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
a-D Devore ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
S Randolph p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-C Baerga ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158
M Koplove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-G Colbrunn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 4 12
a-grounded to second for C Fossum in the 5th; b-grounded into fielder's choice
to third for S Randolph in the 7th; c-grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop for J Valverde in the 9th.
BATTING: HR - S Finley (12, 6th inning off T Ohka 0 on, 2 Out). SF - S Hillenbrand.
RBI - S Hillenbrand (17), D Bautista (27), S Finley (23). 2-out RBI - D Bautista,
S Finley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Cintron 1. GIDP - R Hammock.
Team LOB - 6.
FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Bautista (O Cabrera at 3rd base). DP: 1 (C Tracy-M Kata).
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MONTREAL - 021 000 001 -- 4
ARIZONA - 200 001 000 -- 3
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MONTREAL ip h r er bb so hr era
T Ohka 7 6 3 3 2 1 1 3.92
C Cordero (W, 1-0) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.56
R Biddle (S, 8) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.71
ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Fossum 5 5 3 3 4 4 1 5.40
S Randolph 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.93
M Koplove 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.48
J Valverde (L, 0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.60
WP - T Ohka. IBB - J Vidro (by J Valverde). BALK - C Fossum. HBP - O Cabrera
(by C Fossum). Pitches-strikes: T Ohka 105-69; C Cordero 20-10; R Biddle 11-5;
C Fossum 86-49; S Randolph 23-15; M Koplove 17-9; J Valverde 26-16.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Ohka 12-8; C Cordero 0-1; R Biddle 2-0; C Fossum 5-4;
S Randolph 3-3; M Koplove 1-1; J Valverde 0-2. Batters faced: T Ohka 28;
C Cordero 4; R Biddle 4; C Fossum 23; S Randolph 7; M Koplove 4; J Valverde 6.
UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary Cederstrom.
T--2:58. Att--27,118.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.
How They Scored
ARIZONA 1ST: C Tracy grounded out to shortstop. R Hammock reached on
infield single to third. R Hammock to second on wild pitch by T Ohka.
L Gonzalez singled to right, R Hammock to third. S Hillenbrand hit sacrifice fly
to left, R Hammock scored. S Finley singled to right, L Gonzalez to second.
D Bautista singled to center, L Gonzalez scored, S Finley to second. A Cintron
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 0, ARIZONA 2.
MONTREAL 2ND: B Wilkerson walked. T Batista popped out to second.
B Wilkerson to second on balk by C Fossum. J Rivera struck out swinging.
B Schneider homered to right, B Wilkerson scored. V Pascucci walked. T Ohka
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 2, ARIZONA 2.
MONTREAL 3RD: E Chavez reached on infield single to second. J Vidro flied
out to right. E Chavez stole second. O Cabrera hit by pitch. B Wilkerson
singled to right, E Chavez scored, O Cabrera thrown out at third attempting to
advance on throw. B Wilkerson stole second. T Batista walked. J Rivera flied
out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 3, ARIZONA 2.
ARIZONA 6TH: L Gonzalez grounded out to second. S Hillenbrand grounded out
to shortstop. S Finley homered to right. D Bautista flied out to right. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 3, ARIZONA 3.
MONTREAL 9TH: J Valverde relieved M Koplove. R Calloway hit for V Pascucci.
R Calloway struck out swinging. A Fox hit for C Cordero. A Fox popped out to
third. E Chavez doubled to deep left. J Vidro intentionally walked.
O Cabrera singled to left, E Chavez scored, J Vidro to second. B Wilkerson lined
out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MONTREAL 4, ARIZONA 3.
Game Story
PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Orlando Cabrera gave the Montreal Expos one
of the few key hits they have had this season.
Cabrera's single with two outs in the top of the ninth inning
scored Endy Chavez with the go-ahead run, lifting the Expos to a
4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly went to closer Jose Valverde
(0-1) to start the ninth in a tie game. Valverde retired the
first two batters before running into trouble.
Endy Chavez doubled to deep left field and, after an intentional
walk to Jose Vidro, Cabrera came through by lining a 3-2 pitch
into left field, giving the Expos the lead.
"It was a great challenge when they walked Vidro," Cabrera said.
"That is what I live for. I like that kind of challenge. I
fouled off good pitches and when he got to 3-2, I knew he had to
throw a fastball and I hit it good."
"Orlando got a clutch hit," Expos manager Frank Robinson said.
"We have been missing those on a regular basis. We have been
unable to get that big hit."
Brenly had thoughts of pitching to Cabrera.
"That was a really good at-bat Cabrera but it was a tough
decision to me," Brenly said. "Jose Vidro has been doing it a
long time. He has had a lot of real tough at-bats and come
through with a lot of big hits so we decided to walk him and go
with the righty on righty matchup."
Getting big hits is something that the Expos have not been
accustomed to this season. They have scored a major league-low
92 runs and been blanked six times in 36 games.
Brian Schneider hit a two-run homer in the second for the Expos,
who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Chad Cordero (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win and
Rocky Biddle worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth for his
eighth save.
Diamondbacks outfielder Steve Finley hit his major
league-leading 12th homer, a solo shot in the sixth that tied
the game at 3-3.
It also was Finley 1,000th career RBI and 75th homer at Bank One
Ballpark, tying him with teammate Luis Gonzalez for the most in
the history of the stadium.
"It really doesn't mean a whole lot when you lose the game,"
Finley said. "It is a nice milestone and something I will enjoy
later on."
Diamondbacks starter Casey Fossum, activated from the disabled
list earlier in the day, gave up three runs and five hits in
five innings in his Arizona debut.
Fossum, who was acquired in an offseason trade that sent Curt
Schilling to Boston, had been sidelined with a left shoulder
strain.
"I got off to a really good start but kind of lost the feel for
my breaking ball in the middle innings," said Fossum, who threw
86 pitches. "I battled and kept the game close. It is good to
get the first one out of the way and my arm felt great."
The Diamondbacks broke on top in the first. Shea Hillenbrand
lofted a sacrifice fly and Danny Bautista delivered a
run-scoring single.
But Expos starter Tomo Ohka settled down and allowed three runs
and six hits in seven innings.
"He started off a little shaky, like he wasn't into it, but by
about the third inning he started throwing the ball much better
and was getting ahead of hitters," Robinson said.
Schneider's fourth homer with two outs in the second tied the
game and Brad Wilkerson's RBI single in the third gave the Expos
a 3-2 lead.
The offense had be a surprise for Ohka, who had received just
four runs in his first six starts.
